New generation of GPS satellites launching
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 - 09:40
in Astronomy & Space
The Air Force will launch the first of a powerful new generation of GPS satellites. The satellite is nicknamed "Vespucci" after America's namesake explorer Amerigo Vespucci. It will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This is the first national security launch for SpaceX. Mark Strassmann reports.